Realistic MPG of older small engined cars?

ScoobyDoo69 · 13 Jan 2011 at 10:07

Hey all,

My brother is looking for a car for sub £1000 which has good mpg around town, and can generally be a bit of a crap car, he doesn't mind.

I suggested a 306 HDI/DTurbo like myself, but they seem to have gone up equally with the price of fuel! How would a 1.4/1.6 compare MPGwise to the 1.9TD around town? My own 306 Dturbo does around 40mpg around town if I'm not driving too erratic, so yeah how would a petrol variant compare?

Thanks

ScoobyDoo69 · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:43

Sorry but I drive around town all day going from site to site, and not including my journey to and from home, I can easily get 50miles in a day, then 18 round trip from home, trips to the shops, girlfriends, mothers, friends etc. I would say I average around 60miles a day. Yes, business mileage is paid for, but the better the mpg, the better it works out.

He too has similar circumstances to myself, town mpg matters, so don't question why I need to know, just answer please.

ScoobyDoo69 · 13 Jan 2011 at 14:01

lordrobs said:
Mixed driving used to consistently see 38-39 MPG out of my old 1.4 306... if that is any help

That is helpful yes, as that isn't far off the petrol variant. How big was the tank?

Fox, didn't mean to come across snappy, just.. pointy

ScoobyDoo69 · 13 Jan 2011 at 14:33

Sounds the same as my Dturbo model then. So about 500 miles to a tank around town then? Does that sound right?